KINI ROUNDUP | Here are the key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.
PAS leaders finally endorse Umno
PAS leaders, after being coy over their preference in the Sungai Kandis by-election, finally came out to endorse Umno.
Amanah Youth chief Mohd Sany Hamzan questioned if PAS wanted its members to support corruption and racism.
Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said he hoped Umno's cooperation with PAS in Sungai Kandis will only be a one-off thing.
Meanwhile, PKR's candidate for the by-election Mohd Zawawi Ahmad Mughni said he was confident about winning over PAS supporters.
Bersih said it will look into claims that Zawawi had campaigned in a school.
Zawawi denied this, stating that he had merely officiated a "fun run" at the school where he used to head the Parent-Teacher Association.
Rafizi unveils his PKR polls team
Rafizi Ramli, who is gunning for the position of PKR deputy president, unveiled his team for the party election.
Bukit Katil MP Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin endorsed Anwar Ibrahim to be the PKR president and Azmin Ali for the post of deputy president.
PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail dismissed factionalism in the party, stressing that the democratic contest for leadership will strengthen the party.
Sungai Petani MP Johari Abdul said allegations of nepotism against Selangor PKR must be investigated as its reputation as the leader of the Selangor government is at stake.
Khazanah's misadventure
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is reportedly angry with Khazanah Nasional for losing RM3 billion in an investment that went awry.
Iskandar Puteri MP Lim Kit Siang questioned how low could former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak go by claiming that the DAP leader was equating Islam and kleptocracy.
Najib insisted that that was indeed the case and wanted Lim to apologise.
Court clean-up mess resolved, janitors back to work today.
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of law Hanipa Maidin promised there would be no cover-up in the investigation of the contract issues that led to the strike.
Other Kinibites
Former minister Rais Yatim cried "fake news" over claims he regretted backing Mahathir.
DAP's Bercham assemblyperson Ong Boon Piow apologised for criticising Education Minister Maszlee Malik.
Bersatu recruited a former Umno assemblyperson after lifting a moratorium on recruiting defectors.
A Malaysian was among those killed in an earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia.
De facto Law Minister Liew Vui Keong reiterated the government's commitment in abolishing laws that restrict the freedom of speech.
Looking ahead
Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy and Perlis Mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin are set to meet a resolve their feud over the allegeation that Ramasamy is linked to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Parliament enters its third week of sitting.
The Election Commission is set to announce the date of the Balakong by-election.
